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Tibetan Monks Spoil Press Party
Tibetan monks at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on Thursday. Photo by Andy Wong / AP.Monks Protest During Press Tour of ChinaBy David Barboza / New York Times / March 28, 2008 SHANGHAI — Tibetan monks shouting pro-independence slogans caught … Continue reading
Ice Shelf Collapse : Accelerated Global Warming
The UN’s Rajendra Pachauri UN climate chief warns of ‘accelerated melting’ of ice caps AFP / March 26, 2008 / The Rag Blog Brussels — The head of the UN intergovernment climate change body on Wednesday voiced strong concern at … Continue reading
War Profiteer Hall of Shame
AGED ARSENAL. Lt. Col. Amanuddin surveyed 42-year-old Chinese ammunition from AEY that arrived in crumbling boxes at his Afghan police post. Photo by Tyler Hicks / New York Times.Defense Contractor Provides Shoddy ArmsBy Paul Kiel / March 27, 2008 Courtesy … Continue reading
Rag Blog Sports : Baseball Honors Frank Robinson at Civil Rights Game
Hall of Famer Frank Robinson will be honored for his contributions to civil rights and to the betterment of baseball. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP.Beacon Awards salute trailblazersBy Justice B. Hill / March 26, 2008As it did a year … Continue reading
Sara Paretsky on Feminism, Social Action and Detective Fiction
Sara Paretsky on her work and her politics.By Matthew Rothschild [This interview with mystery writer/social activist Sara Paretsky first ran in the March issue of The Progressive. The Rag Blog.] I’m not a voracious reader of detective novels, but I … Continue reading
Hot Shots and Classic Takes
Willie Nelson and John Belushi. Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / The Rag Blog
Raging Grannies Mourn the Dead in Iraq
Raging Grannies mourn at midnight in Palo Alto, California, on March 21, 2008. Members of the Raging Grannies Action League were mourning the loss of life and limb in the Iraqi War. Photo by Pam Walton who is producing a … Continue reading
Progressives for Obama
This call has been drafted for immediate circulation, discussion, and action.by Tom Hayden, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Barbara Ehrenreich, and Danny Glover All American progressives should unite for Barack Obama. We descend from the proud tradition of independent social movements that … Continue reading
Moon over Miami : Spyin’ on My Love and Me…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), aka Spy in the Sky. He SEES you when you’re sleeping. He KNOWS when you’re awake. He KNOWS if you’ve been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake… Spy-in-the-sky drone sets sights on MiamiBy … Continue reading
"Four Pinocchios" for Hillary
Why Is Hillary Clinton Lying?By Robert Parry / March 26, 2008 Two weeks ago, I wrote a story that observed a disturbing trend in Hillary Clinton’s campaign – her growing tendency to stretch the truth, twist what her chief rival … Continue reading
EVA BUSH (More Braun Than Brains)
[singing fun for the whole family,to the tune of “Peggy Sue”] you used to be Laurabut you married that horroryour crime may be subliminablebut you married a war criminable(chorus)oh Eva, oh Eva bushyou know I love that Bushthat pretty Eva … Continue reading
